Defence Against the Plague and a Criterion for the Elect of God — Page 50
50 HADRAT MIRZA GHULAM AHMAD the name of Allah, the Gracious, the Merciful] as the first verse in every chapter it appears. The following abbreviations have been used; readers are urged to recite the full salutations when reading the book: saw sallallahu 'alaihi wa sallam, meaning 'peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, is written after the name of the Holy Prophet Muhammadsaw. as 'alaihis-salām, meaning 'peace be on him, is written after the names of Prophets other than the Holy Prophet Muhammad saw. ra radiyallahu anhu/'anha/'anhum, meaning 'Allah be pleased with him/her/them, is written after the names of the Companions of the Holy Prophet Muhammad saw or of the Promised Messiahas. rta rahmatullah 'alaihi/'alaihā/'alaihim, meaning 'Allah shower His mercy upon him/her/them, is written after the names of those deceased pious Muslims who are not Companions of the Holy Prophet Muhammadsaw or of the Promised Messiahas. aba ayyadahullahu Taʻālā binașrihil-Azīz, meaning 'may Allah the Almightyhelp him with His powerful support, is written after the name of the present head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, Hadrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, Khalifatul- Masih Vaba.